FOURTH SECTION
DECISION
Application no. 69932/16
Marius GHERGUȚI
against Romania
The European Court of Human Rights (Fourth Section), sitting on 23 November 2023 as a Committee composed of:
Faris Vehabović, President,
Anja Seibert-Fohr,
Anne Louise Bormann, judges,
and Viktoriya Maradudina, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,
Having regard to the above application lodged on 14 December 2016,
Having deliberated, decides as follows:
FACTS AND PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr Marius Gherguți, was born in 1979. His complaint under Article 3 of the Convention concerning an alleged violation of his rights during prison transfers was communicated to the Romanian Government (“the Government”), who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits. The observations were forward, on 10 March 2023, to the applicant, who was invited to submit his own observations, as well as his claims for just satisfaction. No reply was received to the Registry’s letter.
By letter dated 26 April 2023, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 21 April 2023 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant’s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant received that letter on 4 May 2023. No reply has been received by the Court. There are no previous letters from the applicant informing the Court about a change of address.
THE LAW
In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.
Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.
For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,
Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.
Done in English and notified in writing on 14 December 2023.
Viktoriya Maradudina Faris Vehabović
Acting Deputy Registrar President
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